Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Jonathan A. Altschuler, MD is a board-certified cardiologist and prior to working in the Annapolis clinic, he was a senior attending physician at Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Altschuler believes in a shared responsibility between patient and practitioner when it comes to his patients’ health. He encourages patients to make choices that positively impact their overall quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, IntervenCardio
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1989)
Residency Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1984)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1983)